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archaic word

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archaic
adjective
uk /ɑːˈkeɪ.ɪk/ us /ɑːrˈkeɪ.ɪk/
of or belonging to an ancient period ...
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word
noun
uk /wɜːd/ us /wɝːd/
a single unit of language that has meaning and can be spoken ...
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The second is plaiting it into what are called sennets—an appropriately archaicword—and the third is turning them into matting.
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Margent is an archaicword meaning margin, a border or edge; especially handwriting on the edges of a printed book (or marginalia).
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Pageant comes from the archaicword for the wagon stage, pagyn.
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The now archaicword "sennight" often occurs in 18th century writing.
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The word gorge, in this context, comes from an archaicword meaning throat.
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The name derives from a combination of "lin" (an archaicword for flax, whence linen) and "wool".
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Upholder is an archaicword for upholsterer.
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Most of the archaic words are also regional or dialect usages.
An archaicword or sense is one that still has some current use but whose use has dwindled to a few specialized contexts, outside of which it connotes old-fashioned language.
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The metrical use of poetic compounds, of course, kept otherwise archaic words and forms current (within poetry) long past the time when they were otherwise being used.
They are believed to be either neologisms or intentional revival of archaic words.
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An initial automated pass updated approximately 1,000 archaic words, phrases and grammatical constructs.
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The most famous feature of his style is the use of archaic words.
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He used language to embellish his material, including the use of both poetical and archaic words.
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Archaic words that are now rarely used are not uncommon.
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Archaic words are common, including many which have lost any specific meaning and acquired a religious mystique.
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He uses many archaic words that even in his day had already fallen out of use.
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For a number of archaic words and formulas some thulas are the only available source.
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Apuleius' vocabulary is often eccentric and includes some archaic words.
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